The 2024 award recipients will each receive grants worth US $1.5 million, distributed over three years to complete unique project proposals

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Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court. The UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science (UAEREP) is set to announce the awardees of the Program’s Fifth Cycle Grant on Tuesday, 23 January 2024.

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Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science today hosted a special ceremony at the UAE pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai to honour the winners of its fourth cycle grant.

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Under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, we are cordially inviting you to attend the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science Fourth Cycle Award Ceremony taking place on the 13th of January 2022 in the UAE Pavilion during EXPO 2020.

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